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Aug 2024
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‘Alien: Romulus’ and ‘Watchmen: Chapter ...

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Jomi and Steve are joined by Daniel Chin to dive into the latest in fandom. First, they take the pod to outer space when reacting to ‘Alien: Romulus’ (05:00), and then the guys jump into the animated world of ‘Watchmen: Chapter I’ as they break down the latest iteration of the franchise (45:00).


Hosts: Jomi Adeniran and Steve Ahlman

Guest: Daniel Chin

Producer: Jonathan Kermah

Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal

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